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27 Jul 17 |
NHS Inform Website Redesign
The SCPN signed up as a stakeholder to the NHS inform website redesign and we are happy to share with you their new Communications Toolkit and Digital Assets. The website – www.nhsinform.scot – has been fully redesigned bringing a range of new content and features to help people manage their own health and wellbeing. ...
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15 Feb 16 |
Preventing cancer through Good Work
by Dr Andrew Fraser, Director NHS Health Scotland There is mounting evidence that ‘Good Work’ is a fundamental driver of good health – that includes cancer prevention. Employees who feel they have control over the circumstances of their work, who feel they are contributing and get a sense of fulfilment, will be healthier and ...
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10 Dec 15 |
Save our surgeries
What are SCPN members telling us about cancer prevention? We asked Dr Susan Bowie to give us her thoughts on cancer prevention and management in primary care and where the challenges lie. Her story from rural Shetland echoes throughout the country and reminds us of the need to support essential primary care services. I’ve been […]
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09 Aug 12 |
An Evaluation of the Smoking Cessation Quit4u Pilot
What is Quit4u? Quit4u is an innovative smoking cessation service which was commissioned by the Scottish Government and developed by NHS Tayside. The intervention was targeted at smokers in deprived areas of Dundee and has subsequently been implemented in disadvantaged areas of Angus and Perth & Kinross. The intervention, ...
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